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NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY
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A KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XIX (sura maryam), vv. 93-98 (part) and Qur'an XX (sura taha), vv.34-140 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 6ll. of sepia kufic script, two khams markers in the form of a gold ha with polychrome highlights, diacritics in sepia, reading marks in red, yellow and green, impression of a marginal palmette from a previously consecutive folio, mounted, framed and glazed
Text area 4 5/8 x 6 ¾in. (11.8 x 17.2cm.); folio 6 x 9 ½in. (15.3 x 24.1cm.) (visible)
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XIX (sura maryam), vv. 93-98 (part) and Qur'an XX (sura taha), vv.34-140 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 6ll. of sepia kufic script, two khams markers in the form of a gold ha with polychrome highlights, diacritics in sepia, reading marks in red, yellow and green, impression of a marginal palmette from a previously consecutive folio, mounted, framed and glazed
Text area 4 5/8 x 6 ¾in. (11.8 x 17.2cm.); folio 6 x 9 ½in. (15.3 x 24.1cm.) (visible)